urses Sensitive Outcomes Regarding Palliative Care for Patients with Cancer

M. Eltaher, Hayam; M. Nasr, Manal; A. Mohamed, Howyda

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2019.249917

urses Sensitive Outcomes Regarding Palliative Care for Patients with Cancer

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Head nurse of ICU Medical surgical nursing (Critical Care Nursing)

² Prof. Dr. M. Surgical Medical surgical nursing (Critical Care Nursing)

³ Assist. Prof. Surgical nursing Medical surgical nursing (Critical Care Nursing)

10.21608/ejhc.2019.249917

Abstract

Background: Palliative care meets the needs of all patients requiring relief from
symptoms, the needs of patients and their families for psychological and supportive care. AIM of
the study: to assess nurses level of knowledge and practice regarding palliative care and sensitive
outcomes regarding palliative care for patients with cancer. Design: Exploratory design was
utilized. Setting: this study was carried out in Oncology unit of El Demerdash hospital. Subjects:
convenient sample of all available nurses n=40 and purposive sample n=30were included in the
study. Data collection: Data were obtained through demographic data tool, nurses knowledge
questionnaire, nurses observational checklist, questionnaire to assess sensitive out comes to
patient with cancer regarding palliative care. Results: It was revealed that 60 % and 62.5% of the
nurses had satisfactory level of knowledge and practice respectively. Also, 86.7% and 85% of the
patients receiving palliative care, their sensitive physical and psychological side effects
respectively disappeared. Conclusion: It was concluded that the majority of nurses had
satisfactory level of knowledge and practice regarding palliative care. This finding had significant
relation with nurses' level of education, continuous training courses and years of experience.
Palliative care had positive effect on patients physical and psychological sensitive side effects.
Recommendations; Designing in-service training and educational program to improve nurses
knowledge and practice about policy of follow palliative care as routine of care to improve quality
of patients life.

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